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rhapsode

Pronunciation: /ˈrapsəʊd/

Definition of rhapsode

noun

  • a person who recites epic poems, especially one of a group in ancient Greece whose profession it was to recite the Homeric poems.

Origin:

from Greek rhapsōidos, from rhapsōidia (see rhapsody)

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Definition of rhapsode in the US English dictionary